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Terri VanDam, left, who was the police chief in Guernsey, Wyo., and her sergeant, Misty Clevenger, on April 21, 2021. They say they were trying to stamp out drug crime in the town when local officials fired them. They filed lawsuits in federal court. (Stephen Speranza/The New York Times) XNYT50 XNYT50

May 31, 2021 at 12:42 pm

How a police chief in Wyoming’s ranchlands lost her war on drugs VIEW

The police chief and her sergeant contend in federal lawsuits that they were fired because they tried to confront an insular, small-town network of powerful...

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A view of the Wind River mountain range near Pinedale, in western Wyoming, on March 14, 2021. In the throes of a pandemic that has made the indoors inherently dangerous, tens of thousands more Americans than usual have flocked outdoors. (Max Whittaker/The New York Times)

April 7, 2021 at 4:19 am

Pandemic wilderness explorers are straining search and rescue VIEW

Tens of thousands more Americans than usual have flocked outdoors. But as these hordes of inexperienced adventurers explore the treacherous terrain of the backcountry, many...

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March 22, 2021 at 1:01 am

Meet Wyoming’s New Black Sheriff, the 1st in State History

LARAMIE, Wyo. — Ask Aaron Appelhans if he ever wanted to be a sheriff, and he will say no. “I don’t necessarily represent or identify...

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March 20, 2021 at 12:04 pm

In City After City, Police Completely Mishandled Black Lives Matter Protests

For many long weeks last summer, protesters in American cities faced off against their own police forces in what proved to be, for major law...

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A protest of mostly Orthodox Jewish residents against new coronavirus restrictions in the Borough park neighborhood of Brooklyn, Oct. 7, 2020. Parents, local officials and religious leaders bristled at the haphazard way the governor and mayor announced new coronavirus restrictions, some of which contradicted each other. (Mark Abramson/The New York Times) XNYT149 XNYT149

October 11, 2020 at 9:34 pm

New York City slaps violators with more than $150,000 in fines amid new COVID-19 restrictions

Among those issued a summons were a restaurant and at least 5 houses of worship in high-infection areas of the city. The city is wrestling...

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May 8, 2020 at 1:45 pm

Child in New York dies; syndrome tied to coronavirus is suspected

NEW YORK — A child died in a Manhattan hospital on Thursday from what appeared to be a rare syndrome linked to the coronavirus that...

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April 27, 2020 at 11:16 am

Top ER Doctor Who Treated Virus Patients Dies by Suicide

A top emergency room doctor at a major Manhattan hospital died by suicide Sunday, according to her father. Dr. Lorna M. Breen, medical director of...

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December 13, 2019 at 8:08 am

13-year-old boy arrested in killing of student near her N.Y. campus

NEW YORK — A 13-year-old boy was arrested and charged Friday in connection with the killing of Tessa Majors, an 18-year-old Barnard College student who...

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A man displays some bullets or bullet shells recovered from a shooting at a kosher supermarket in Jersey City, N.J., Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. The mayor of a New Jersey city says gunmen targeted the kosher market during a shooting that killed multiple people Tuesday. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) NJSW117 NJSW117

December 11, 2019 at 10:18 am

Jersey City shooting suspect linked to movement designated as a hate group VIEW

An assailant involved in a prolonged firefight in Jersey City, N.J., that left six people dead, including a police officer, had published anti-Semitic and anti-police...

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September 3, 2019 at 3:28 pm

Jeffrey Epstein’s New York hunting ground: dance studios

NEW YORK — Lisa was 17 when a fellow dancer approached her after a ballet class in 2002 and asked if she wanted to give...

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